hermanastro
Meanings
Noun
1. stepbrother (stepsister for the feminine form), stepsibling (gender neutral term)
2. half brother (half sister for the feminine form)
Examples9
Ella es mi hermanastra.
She's my half-sister.
Mary es mi hermanastra.
Mary is my half-sister.
Es mi hermanastro.
He's my stepbrother.
Mary es la hermanastra de Tom.
Mary is Tom's stepsister.
Cenicienta tenía dos hermanastras malvadas.
Cinderella had two wicked stepsisters.
Llamamos hermanastros a dos niños que tienen la misma madre pero distinto padre.
Two children that have the same mother but different fathers we call half-siblings.